Sugar Creek Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 630 students
Van Meter Elementary School
520 1st Ave, Van Meter, IA 50261
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
578
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Van Meter Comm School District
Dallas County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Van Meter Elementary School
Van Meter Elementary School is a public elementary school in Van Meter, Iowa, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Van Meter Comm School District. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Dallas County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 578 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 578 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Van Meter Comm School District
- County
- Dallas County
- NCES school ID
- 192901001671
Schools near Van Meter Elementary School
All 3 schools in Van Meter →
Woodland Hills Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 578 students
Waukee Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 706 students
Meadow View Elementary
Public · Grades 2–4 · 520 students
Maple Grove Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 577 students
Adel Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–1 · 403 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.